Margarete Furchheim

Margarete Furchheim (born 4 July 1900) was a German track and field athlete who was active between 1918 and 1925. She was a member of athletics club TV Jahn München.[1]

Margarete Furchheim
Personal information
Born(1900-07-04)4 July 1900
Sport
SportTrack and field athletics
ClubTV Jahn München
Achievements and titles
National finals

Furchheim competed in athletics from 1918.[2] In 1922 Furchheim became national champion at the 1922 German Athletics Championships [de] in the long jump event with a jump of 5.28 metres.[1]

She competed at the 1922 Pro Patria women's international athletics competition, one of the earliest international women’s athletic competition and the first women’s 100 metres international race in the Netherlands. After winning easily her semi-final, Furchheim won the 100 metres final ahead of among others the Dutch national champion and record holder in the 80 metres Annie van de Blankevoort.[3][4][5]

At the 1923 Deutsches Turnfest [de] there were for the first time women’s competitions held. Furchheim won the nineathlon. The big medal she won is being exposed.[6]

The last competitions of Furchheim were in 1925, including winning the 60 metres in Halle.[7]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1922". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1918". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Internationale athletiek wedstrijden van "Pro Partia"". Voorwaarts (in Dutch). 28 August 1922. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "Internationale athletiek. De "Pro Partia" wedstrijden". De avondpost (in Dutch). 28 August 1922. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "Wedstrijden Pro Partia". Voorwaarts (in Dutch). 26 August 1922. Retrieved 20 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. Brückenschlag. 200 Jahre TURNEN - RTB, 5 June 2011, p.38, via yumpu.con
  7. "Deutsche Leichtathletik-Bestenliste Frauen 1925". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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